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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I like to take the time to read peoples profiles.
There are some brilliantly written and articulate ones that prompt an instant positive reaction.
Howeva, their r sum p ies dat real get on me nurvs!
Does anyone else get "turned off" by poor spelling & grammar???
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I like to take the time to read peoples profiles.
There are some brilliantly written and articulate ones that prompt an instant positive reaction.
Howeva, their r sum pies dat real get on me nurvs!
Does anyone else get "turned off" by poor spelling & grammar???
Discuss..."
Again? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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OK...it goes like this...
It pisses some off
Others are fine with it
It pisses some off that some are pissed off by it
Some aren't at all pissed off by it but use it as a filter..........I think that about covers it |
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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago
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I try not to.
I know some loveley people in real life who aren't great at either.
But I have to admit that on here, I'm more likely to, simply because the initial contact is through the medium of the written word. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"OK...it goes like this...
It pisses some off
Others are fine with it
It pisses some off that some are pissed off by it
Some aren't at all pissed off by it but use it as a filter..........I think that about covers it"
Nah, we're pissed off by the people who are pissed off by those who are pissed off. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"OK...it goes like this...
It pisses some off
Others are fine with it
It pisses some off that some are pissed off by it
Some aren't at all pissed off by it but use it as a filter..........I think that about covers it
Nah, we're pissed off by the people who are pissed off by those who are pissed off."
I think I need wine now |
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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago
Livingston |
I'm terrible for checking my own, and constantly correcting myself. However, have found the past month my spelling is getting worse due to MS and nerve damage, so I try not to let others spelling bother me, as we don't know reasons why.... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm terrible for checking my own, and constantly correcting myself. However, have found the past month my spelling is getting worse due to MS and nerve damage, so I try not to let others spelling bother me, as we don't know reasons why.... "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I like to take the time to read peoples profiles.
There are some brilliantly written and articulate ones that prompt an instant positive reaction.
Howeva, their r sum pies dat real get on me nurvs!
Does anyone else get "turned off" by poor spelling & grammar???
Discuss..."
guess we wont be going on a date then sweetheart
and your asshole secretly lets out a sigh of relief...or was it a fart |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"OK...it goes like this...
It pisses some off
Others are fine with it
It pisses some off that some are pissed off by it
Some aren't at all pissed off by it but use it as a filter..........I think that about covers it"
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"OK...it goes like this...
It pisses some off
Others are fine with it
It pisses some off that some are pissed off by it
Some aren't at all pissed off by it but use it as a filter..........I think that about covers it"
Insert dyslexic excuse... because 90%+ of the people on here are dyslexic |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If I can't easily read what's been messaged I'm not going to reply, I like to converse with people, it's part of the process for me.
I can tell you what does turn me off, it is when someone with bad spelling / grammar gets belittled / put down in the forums over the content of their posting.
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As long as i can understand it. I dont understand text speak.
My spelling is crap, i know why its crap.
But if i need to write something like my profile i will think about it. If im on the forums i couldnt careless im not actively looking to give a shit on here |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I like to take the time to read peoples profiles.
There are some brilliantly written and articulate ones that prompt an instant positive reaction.
Howeva, their r sum pies dat real get on me nurvs!
Does anyone else get "turned off" by poor spelling & grammar???
Discuss..."
Don't bother us but we do block people that go on about it as though it's the worst thing ever! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I do think that sometimes it gives the impression of being lazy. If they're lazy in spelling and basic grammar then maybe they are similar in their overall personality and hygiene. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I like to take the time to read peoples profiles.
There are some brilliantly written and articulate ones that prompt an instant positive reaction.
Howeva, their r sum pies dat real get on me nurvs!
Does anyone else get "turned off" by poor spelling & grammar???
Discuss..."
huh |
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I'm a giving person who also finds it hard at times to control what my phone writes.
I'll form an impression whatever is written - that's natural. If someone couldn't make something coherent stand out then I'd be a little concerned that wed not perhaps be able to communicate that well.
But if people manage to express themselves on here then it's fantastic really. Imagine in the past, when it was all contact mags. How much did others worry about spelling etc then? |
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By *hortieWoman
over a year ago
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"I'm a giving person who also finds it hard at times to control what my phone writes.
I'll form an impression whatever is written - that's natural. If someone couldn't make something coherent stand out then I'd be a little concerned that wed not perhaps be able to communicate that well.
But if people manage to express themselves on here then it's fantastic really. Imagine in the past, when it was all contact mags. How much did others worry about spelling etc then? "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I like to take the time to read peoples profiles.
There are some brilliantly written and articulate ones that prompt an instant positive reaction.
Howeva, their r sum pies dat real get on me nurvs!
Does anyone else get "turned off" by poor spelling & grammar???
Discuss..."
When you say discuss, you really mean denigrate, you pretentious asswipe |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I like to take the time to read peoples profiles.
There are some brilliantly written and articulate ones that prompt an instant positive reaction.
Howeva, their r sum pies dat real get on me nurvs!
Does anyone else get "turned off" by poor spelling & grammar???
Discuss...
When you say discuss, you really mean denigrate, you pretentious asswipe"
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm relaxed about text speak as long as the gist of my intention is understood...
I'm severely dyslexic and it takes a great deal of effort to write......so sometimes I miss "stuff" when it's not a report or white paper......
It's just a medium to carry thoughts....
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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With bad spelling, I try not to let it bother me, as somebody could have dyslexia or something similar.
Text speak however, does make me unlikely to reply. I'm just old school I suppose . |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Wouldn't you say its judging a book by its cover? Personally I like to know the person instead of expecting someone to change, even if its as little as grammar |
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"I'm terrible for checking my own, and constantly correcting myself. However, have found the past month my spelling is getting worse due to MS and nerve damage, so I try not to let others spelling bother me, as we don't know reasons why.... "
Personally I don't care why, if I need a Rosette Stone to be decipher the profile I lose interest. It's another filter. |
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"If I can't easily read what's been messaged I'm not going to reply, I like to converse with people, it's part of the process for me.
I can tell you what does turn me off, it is when someone with bad spelling / grammar gets belittled / put down in the forums over the content of their posting.
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This!
There's no need to belittle others! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I like to take the time to read peoples profiles.
There are some brilliantly written and articulate ones that prompt an instant positive reaction.
Howeva, their r sum pies dat real get on me nurvs!
Does anyone else get "turned off" by poor spelling & grammar???
Discuss...
When you say discuss, you really mean denigrate, you pretentious asswipe"
Me pretentious?
I had to google "denigrate"!
Which ironically is what you have attempted to do...
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Yup. I'm a grammar nazi so shoot me. "
The Nazis killed millions of people, so it's really not unlikely that you'll meet someone who has a family connection to the holocaust, try to be a bit more sensitive.
After all, you aren't a Nazi, you're a pedant about an arbitrary set of rules which often is a proxy for race or class |
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I can tell you what does turn me off, it is when someone with bad spelling / grammar gets belittled / put down in the forums over the content of their posting.
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Alleluia
The trouble is OP, it is often used as a sneering form of class snobbery. I accept that many people didn't have the benefit of my education, but that doesn't make them lesser people for it, or less attractive. To make matters worse, increasingly our English teachers are the product of a time when spelling and grammar were considered unimportant in the state sector, and so struggle to teach what they have never learnt themselves.
(I hope my 'Oxford comma' doesn't offend  )
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If I can't easily read what's been messaged I'm not going to reply, I like to converse with people, it's part of the process for me.
I can tell you what does turn me off, it is when someone with bad spelling / grammar gets belittled / put down in the forums over the content of their posting.
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How often does that actually happen though? I can't think of one example where anyone who wasn't otherwise being insulting or a twat has been belittled for their spelling and grammar. And if they were being insulting or a twat they have it coming. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I like to take the time to read peoples profiles.
There are some brilliantly written and articulate ones that prompt an instant positive reaction.
Howeva, their r sum pies dat real get on me nurvs!
Does anyone else get "turned off" by poor spelling & grammar???
Discuss..."
I just let it go. If people point out spelling mistakes, I like to give them a high five with the palm of my hand right in their face.
Yes, you can check I got the 'their' right.
Bad grammar I can accept. I can accept that people hit the wrong key on their phones as I also tap fast.
Text speak, it is what some people are adjusting to, it's being added to the English dictionary all the time. I accept it.
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" I can't think of one example where anyone who wasn't otherwise being insulting or a twat has been belittled for their spelling and grammar."
How about the "loveley" comment above? JimiUK wasn't being a twat: just had a simple fat-finger moment probably. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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" I can't think of one example where anyone who wasn't otherwise being insulting or a twat has been belittled for their spelling and grammar.
How about the "loveley" comment above? JimiUK wasn't being a twat: just had a simple fat-finger moment probably. "
I wasn't really classing that as belittling. If I've written a post about liking people to be able to spell properly I fully expect to be hoist on my own petard for any errors in it, it's the way of the internet. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If I can't easily read what's been messaged I'm not going to reply, I like to converse with people, it's part of the process for me.
I can tell you what does turn me off, it is when someone with bad spelling / grammar gets belittled / put down in the forums over the content of their posting.
How often does that actually happen though? I can't think of one example where anyone who wasn't otherwise being insulting or a twat has been belittled for their spelling and grammar. And if they were being insulting or a twat they have it coming."
The only answer I can give you based on what I've seen over the years of posting on here, is its been enough to make me double check the majority of what I write reads okay.*
*Except when I've been on the vino & then I couldn't give a flying fuck  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I've never fucked a grammar... yet.."
A friend of a friend shagged an older lady when he were nowt but a lad (him 17, her mid 40s) Now he is in his late 40s and she is in a elderly care facility (which he works at)...he is known to point out to his colleagues 'I fucked her' then wait for the response before giving them the full story.. |
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"If I can't easily read what's been messaged I'm not going to reply, I like to converse with people, it's part of the process for me.
I can tell you what does turn me off, it is when someone with bad spelling / grammar gets belittled / put down in the forums over the content of their posting.
How often does that actually happen though? I can't think of one example where anyone who wasn't otherwise being insulting or a twat has been belittled for their spelling and grammar. And if they were being insulting or a twat they have it coming."
what about the people that pop up and randomly correct peoples spelling mistakes. What do they think its going to achieve.
I dont get it other than they are trying to make the person feel bad. I dont know what they think they are doing by doing it unless they think im off to copy it out a 100 times. Things like that could sto people posting if they where insecure about their spelling. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I want to say No. I want to say that I am able to move with the times; that I accept a new language has crept in through the back door; admit that I do, in fact, know what they have written..
But yes, shamefully, it does get me a little annoyed.
Sorry! 
Jeez... feels like a confessional. |
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I don't like text speak or total linguistic ignorance.
But I do accept that some people find it difficult for various reasons, and also that even with the best intentions even those of us with good spelling and grammar make mistakes.
I'm sure there are some in my profile, but I haven't noticed them. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It used to wind me up a lot, but I've become a lot more tolerant and accepting these days.
Although females who refer to themselves as plural is still a tad toe curling.
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